Inside Sales Representative - Edwardsville, IL (STL)

Amerhart, an SBP company is currently hiring an Inside Sales Representative for our Edwardsville, IL Amerhart facility. The primary focus of this position is to be a main link between the customer, the outside sales staff, the product managers, truck drivers, warehouse people and Amerhart to ensure the customers' need for building materials products are met while the commitment to the Team Amerhart philosophy and the margins and sales objectives of Amerhart are accomplished. Relationship building is critical to the success of this position. Good relationships are built on effective communications as well as balanced problem resolution.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: This list of responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.

• Plan daily with Inside Sales team members in order to maintain current business and identify future sales leads.

• Proactively communicate customer specific information such as low inventory items, sample requests, projected truckload orders with customers and internal team.

• Call all customers on daily delivery route to gain sales. This includes informing them of price, quantity price breaks and/or daily specials, if any, and availability.

• Utilize business intelligence and customer resource management tools daily to identify opportunities and obstacles.

• Clarify for the customer Amerhart's credit program.  Keep the credit department informed of circumstances and situations which might adversely affect successful collections.

• Resolve pricing issues with Sales/Branch Manager and Product Manager when necessary.

• Maintain up-to-date files of customer quotes.

• Embrace the Amerhart strategic plan and supporting actionable behaviors.

• Attend sales meetings and trainings as scheduled.

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Demonstrated ability in successful consultative and problem-solving sales techniques, methods and approaches.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Strong initiative, self-starter with limited management oversight required.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships in a cross-functional team environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma
• Two years’ experience in customer service or sales.
• Knowledge of building materials and its application, the lumber market and the construction industry a plus. 

Specialty Building Products is the leading distributor of specialty building products in North America. SBP operates under the brands U.S. LUMBER, Alexandria Moulding, REEB Millwork, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales and Amerhart. We serve 45 states in the U.S. and 8 provinces in Canada from over 40 locations. Here at SBP we are a people first organization, our team is built upon strong culture and standards for success. We value your perspective and want to learn more about you with a commitment to laying the foundation for you to build a successful career with us. Join us and EVOLVE your future at Specialty Building Products!  

Being a part of SBP you will be eligible for many benefits. Full-Time benefits would include: 

•  Medical, Dental, Vision given on the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
  
• Company-Paid Life Insurance & Disability 

• 401(k) with Company Match 

• Company-Paid Time Off  

• Paid Holidays & Floating Holidays 
•  PLUS, ADDITIONAL PERKS!   

 Serving our communities:  

We are also committed to our core value of “using our influence to have a uniquely positive impact” on the people that we touch. Through our initiatives we encourage and incentivize our employees to aid fellow employees in need and to better serve our communities and the people we directly influence.   
 

We are proud to have the best team in our industry. We have experienced a tremendous amount of growth as a company. This growth has served not only our customer base but has also provided significant opportunities for advancement amongst our employees.    

Please be careful about scam recruitment.  Specialty Building Products would never send any candidate a check or instructions to deposit funds in a bank account in connection with the interview or hiring process

Specialty Building Products is an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy of Specialty Building Products not to discriminate in hiring and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, military status, genetic information, or other protected class status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.